rooting
Example Sentences
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The third invitation she accepted was also sports-related: throwing out the ceremonial pitch at a Red Sox game—despite the fact that she grew up rooting for the Yankees.
I developed mine as a kid in the Philadelphia suburbs with no family rooting interest.
The industry said it supports rooting out suspected fraud and negligence.
From MarketWatch
Saturday didn’t feel like it was the last time comedy fans will show up to fill SoFi for a pair of comedians who put in the work to make themselves a team worth rooting for.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, he’s among the people rooting for “SNL U.K.” to work as a new pipeline for homegrown talent and “a spotlight on live comics on TV.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
